title: Insomnia and perceptual disturbances during flunarizine treatment.
abstract: We report two cases of sleep disturbances and perceptual disorder appearing in close temporal relationship with initiation of flunarizine therapy for migraine prophylaxis: these side effects disappeared after therapy interruption; resumption of the drug in one case was associated with symptom recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Neurologica Dell, Università Di Brescia, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dalla Volta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Magoni
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cappa
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Di Monda
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005444:Flunarizine / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced*; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D005444:Flunarizine